Secularism and Freedom of Religion in Italy - Religious Symbols in the Public Space

The display of religious symbols in the public space has been the subject of much debate. This book provides an overview of the presence of religious symbols in Italian public institutions from a legal standpoint.

List of contents

About the Author. Acknowledgements. List of abbreviations. Notes to the reader. Introduction. 1. Overview of law and religion in Italy 2. Religious symbols in public institutions. National and the European Court of Human Rights case law 3. Insights into the issue of religious symbols worn by believers 4. Additional recent cases concerning religious symbols and other "symbolic" issues in Italy. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index

About the author

Maria Cristina Ivaldi is a full professor of Law and Religion in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, where she teaches courses on Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies, Religious Cultural Heritage and Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism.

Summary

The display of religious symbols in the public space has been the subject of much debate. This book provides an overview of the presence of religious symbols in Italian public institutions from a legal standpoint.

Product details

• Authors: Maria Cristina Ivaldi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.02.2025
• EAN: 9780367197377
• ISBN: 978-0-367-19737-7
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: ICLARS Series on Law and Religion
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Sociology, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Law / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal, LAW / Constitutional, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, LAW / Civil Law, LAW / Public, LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, LAW / Comparative, LAW / Discrimination, Politics & government, Religion & politics, Regional Studies, Politics and government, comparative law, Regional / International studies, Religion and Politics, Social Law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Social law and Medical law